William Sutton Moore (November 18, 1822 – December 30, 1877) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician from Washington, Pennsylvania.
[1][a] His mother died when he was young, and he was raised by his uncle and aunt, Hugh and Sarah Moore.
[2] Three of Moore's college classmates went on to serve in Congress: James G. Blaine (Maine); John V. Le Moyne (Illinois); and William Henry Mills Pusey (Iowa).
[2] While attending college, Moore also began the study of law in the office of Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan.
[2] A Republican from the time the party was founded in the 1850s, Moore served as prothonotary of Washington County from 1854 to 1857.
[4] He resigned as prothonotary after being diagnosed with throat cancer, and he endured bouts of ill health as his condition worsened over time.
[7] As part of this committee, he oversaw the work to revise Title 38, the federal statutes related to currency and monetary policy.